Discovery Island®

After making your way through the Oasis, cross the bridge over the Discovery River into the park’s central hub, Discovery Island®. Here visitors congregate to wander streets filled ]storefront facades carved with folk art animals. And here, all eyes are immediately drawn to the focal point of the park, the awesome Tree of Life®.

It's Tough To Be a Bug!®Disney's best 3-D movie. However, it's way too intense for very young children.

Tree of Life®The best photo opportunity of the tree is found on the path between Africa and Asia.

Discovery RiverCircling the park is this mysterious river where spectacular views of the park can be had.

= Cara's Favorite

It's Tough to be a Bug!® Attraction

A favorite opening act is the stinkbug who accidentally lets his smelly, gaseous fumes rip into the crowd. As the show progresses you’ll be doused with bug spray, stung sharply in the back, and showered with termite acid, all innocently achieved through special effects. Receive one final surprise as the beetles, maggots, and cockroaches exit safely ahead of you. What a great show, a highlight of the park!

Eight-minute show.

Cara's Tip: Definitely one attraction too intense for young children, particularly when Hopper, the despicable grasshopper from A Bug’s Life, scares the dickens out of every child under five-years-old. If you’d like to sit in the center of the auditorium, hang back a little in the waiting area and allow some of the audience to enter ahead of you.

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Meet world traveler, Cara Goldsbury, a luxury travel and lifestyle blogger on a relentless quest to see the world in style. She has over 35 years of experience in the travel industry, and, in the course of her many travels within over 50 countries around the world, she has stayed at the most luxurious resorts, dined at the finest restaurants, and has been lavishly entertained. Luxury has been her brand for many years and her honest reviews and desire to share her experiences is what keeps readers returning to her writings over and over again for help in planning their next vacation.